5-8Rangoli: Making Art for a PurposeStudents create rangoli designs and analyze their work using principles of design.
Video: A Prayer on the Doorstep (Indian Rangoli)

5-12Using the Responding to Art WorksheetsStudents learn about Kentucky painter Ellis Wilson and use the Responding to Art worksheet to describe, analyze, interpret, and judge a painting by Wilson.
Video: Poor Manís Africa

5-12Greek VasesStudents pick a shape for a Greek vase, add a design, and learn about ancient Greek culture.

5-12Make a GargoyleGargoyles of the Middle Ages were created to frighten evil spirits and remind churchgoers of the horrors of Hell. Students create their own papier-mâché gargoyles.

5-12The Green Man (Middle Ages/Cathedrals)Hidden in the corners of some English, French, and German Gothic churches is the “Green Man,” a composite of face and foliage. Students complete their own two-dimensional Green Man.

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5-8Rangoli: Making Art for a PurposeStudents create rangoli designs and analyze their work using principles of design.
Video: A Prayer on the Doorstep (Indian Rangoli)

5-12Using the Responding to Art WorksheetsStudents learn about Kentucky painter Ellis Wilson and use the Responding to Art worksheet to describe, analyze, interpret, and judge a painting by Wilson.
Video: Poor Manís Africa

5-12Greek VasesStudents pick a shape for a Greek vase, add a design, and learn about ancient Greek culture.

5-12Make a GargoyleGargoyles of the Middle Ages were created to frighten evil spirits and remind churchgoers of the horrors of Hell. Students create their own papier-mâché gargoyles.

5-12The Green Man (Middle Ages/Cathedrals)Hidden in the corners of some English, French, and German Gothic churches is the “Green Man,” a composite of face and foliage. Students complete their own two-dimensional Green Man.

6-8Creating a MonoprintStudents create a monoprint and write a personal narrative about the process.
Video: Looking at Painting Program 3, “Abstraction”
Web site: paintings by Gerald Ferstmann in the Looking at Paintinggallery

6-8Gesture DrawingStudents create several gesture drawings in preparation for a watercolor done in an Expressionist style.
Video: Looking at Painting Program 2, “Expressionism”
Web site: paintings by Mark Priest in the Looking at Paintinggallery

6-8Mixed-Media Self-Portrait with SymbolsStudents use found objects and collage to create self-portraits and write artists’ statements.
Video: Looking at Painting Program 1, “Realism,” and Program 2, “Expressionism”
Web site: paintings by Gaela Irwin and Mark Priest in the Looking at Painting gallery

6-8Still LifeStudents create personal narrative still lifes using objects with different textures and arrange the objects in an active composition.
Video: Looking at Painting Program 1, “Realism”
Web site: paintings by Sheldon Tapley in the Looking at Paintinggallery

6-12Three Activities: Africa in the ClassroomThis three-part assignment asks students to explore African visual arts, create a dance with traditional African elements, and research the history of Kente cloth and experiment with a web-based weaving.

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5-12Using the Responding to Art WorksheetsStudents learn about Kentucky painter Ellis Wilson and use the Responding to Art worksheet to describe, analyze, interpret, and judge a painting by Wilson.
Video: Poor Manís Africa

The following lesson plans are not part of the Arts Toolkit:

5-12Greek VasesStudents pick a shape for a Greek vase, add a design, and learn about ancient Greek culture.

5-12Make a GargoyleGargoyles of the Middle Ages were created to frighten evil spirits and remind churchgoers of the horrors of Hell. Students create their own papier-mâché gargoyles.

5-12The Green Man (Middle Ages/Cathedrals)Hidden in the corners of some English, French, and German Gothic churches is the “Green Man,” a composite of face and foliage. Students complete their own two-dimensional Green Man.

6-12Three Activities: Africa in the ClassroomThis three-part assignment asks students to explore African visual arts, create a dance with traditional African elements, and research the history of Kente cloth and experiment with a web-based weaving.

9-12Abstraction: Critique of ArtStudents observe and make personal decisions about abstract artworks using a four-step critique process.
Video: Looking at Painting Program 3, “Abstraction”
Web site: the Abstraction Wing in the Looking at Paintinggallery

9-12Self-PortraitsThis unit includes four lessons: Learning How To Draw Facial Features, Self-Portrait Drawing with Stick and Ink and Ink Washes, Learning Color Relationships Through Color Mixing, and Self-Portrait Painting.
Video: Looking at Painting Program 1, “Realism”
Web site: paintings by Gaela Erwin in the Looking at Painting gallery

9-12Still LifeStudents collect objects for a still life and create a painting in a Realistic or Expressionistic style.
Video: Looking at Painting Program 1, “Realism,” and Program 2, “Expressionism”
Web site: three paintings in the Looking at Paintinggallery